Washington 2, NY Rangers 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, March 19, 2021
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees:
Peter MacDougall, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen:
Matt MacPherson, Tony Sericolo
Attendance:
N/A
By Field Level Media
Alex Ovechkin scored twice late in the third period as the Washington Capitals rallied for a 2-1 victory over the visiting New York Rangers Friday night.
The victory extended Washington's winning streak to seven games -- all of which have come without Tom Wilson, who had been suspended and should be eligible to come back for the next game.
The Rangers held a 1-0 lead for nearly two periods before Ovechkin took over. He scored twice in just over three minutes to give the Capitals a hard-earned victory.
New York had to play without coach David Quinn -- and assistants Jacques Martin, David Oliver and Greg Brown -- for a second straight game as they all are on the COVID protocol list. They are expected to miss Saturday's game in Washington also.
Instead, Hartford Wolf Pack head coach Kris Knoblauch took over for a second straight game. Associate head coach Gord Murphy and associate general manager Chris Drury served as his assistants
The Rangers were coming off a 9-0 victory versus Philadelphia and came up with several scoring chances in this contest, outshooting the Caps 33-18.
Goalie Alexandar Georgiev had struggled recently but played well for a second straight game. Georgiev posted a 26-save effort in the Flyers' game and wasn't tested as much in this contest, but still finished with 16 saves.
Washington goalie Vitek Vanecek continued his strong rookie season with 32 saves and kept his team in the game until the third-period rally. The Rangers tested him several times, and Vanecek kept coming through.
Still, New York took a 1-0 lead 16:42 into the game when Artemi Panarin beat Vanecek on a shot from the left circle. The Rangers held that lead until Ovechkin came through in the third period.
Ovechkin worked his way through traffic and poked a rebound past Georgiev with 6:42 left in the game, tying the score at 1. Then, with 3:33 remaining, the Washington captain did it again, flipping a backhand rebound of a John Carlson shot into the net from nearly the same spot as the first goal.
Ovechkin now has scored goals in five straight games.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
NY Rangers |
|
Washington |
Artemi Panarin 1 |
Points |
Alex Ovechkin 2 |
Artemi Panarin 1 |
Goals |
Alex Ovechkin 2 |
Adam Fox 1 |
Assists |
John Carlson 1 |
Artemi Panarin 1 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Alexandar Georgiev .889 |
Save Percentage |
Vitek Vanecek .970 |
Alexandar Georgiev 16 |
Saves |
Vitek Vanecek 32 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
NY Rangers
|
33 |
1 |
1-3 |
1-1 |
4 |
21 |
Washington
|
18 |
2 |
0-1 |
2-3 |
8 |
28 |
Upcoming Games
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Washington will play their next game at home against NY Rangers. The Capitals have a W/L % of .684 after a win and .600 after a loss.
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NY Rangers will play their next game on the road against Washington. The Rangers have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .500 after a loss.